INFLAMMATORY ANEURYSM OF THE ASCENDING AORTA

Authors
KUNZLI A VONSEGESSER LK VOGT PR SPAHN DR SCHNEIDER J JENNI R TURINA MI
Citation
A. Kunzli et al., INFLAMMATORY ANEURYSM OF THE ASCENDING AORTA, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(4), 1998, pp. 1132-1133
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
65
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1132 - 1133
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)65:4<1132:IAOTAA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The gold standard to clarify an acute pathology of the ascending aorta is transesophageal echocardiography or contrast-enhanced computed tom ography. Neither of these methods led to the correct finding in our ca se of an inflammatory aneurysm of the ascending aorta. Both assessment s resulted in the diagnosis of an acute dissection of the ascending ao rta. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.